1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/chat.c b/miscutils/chat.c
index 50c5ad976..64d4ba4fd 100644
--- a/miscutils/chat.c
+++ b/miscutils/chat.c
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ int chat_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
                         //-----------------------
                         // do expect
                         //-----------------------
-                        size_t expect_len, buf_len = 0;
+                        int expect_len;
+                        size_t buf_len = 0;
                         size_t max_len = max_abort_len;
 
                         struct pollfd pfd;
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ int chat_main(int argc ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char **argv)
                                 exitcode = ERR_OK;
 
                                 // expected reply received? -> goto next command
-                                delta = buf_len-expect_len;
+                                delta = buf_len - expect_len;
                                 if (delta >= 0 && !memcmp(buf+delta, expect, expect_len))
                                         goto expect_done;
 #undef buf